livelihood

A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).countableuncountable

• an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow
• The legal profession believes that client choice is the best way of ensuring standards remain high, because a lawyer's livelihood depends upon their reputation.

Property which brings in an income; an estate.archaiccountableuncountable

• Then ſayde Peter: Ananias how is it that ſatan hath filled thyne hert thatt thou ſhuldeſt lye vnto the holy gooſt and kepe awaye parte off the pryce off the lyvelod[…]?

Liveliness; appearance of life.countableobsoleteuncountable

• […] the tiranny of her ſorrowes takes all liuelihood from her cheeke.

The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.countableobsoleteuncountable

• wel said Merlyn I knowe a lord of yours in this land that is a passyng true man & a feithful & he shal haue the nourysshyng of your child & his name is sir Ector & he is a lord of fair lyuelode in many partyes in Englond & walys